Little Zhiyo again scratched its head and bulged its eyes, pointing ahead.
"Are you saying, let me walk forward?"
Except for occasionally liking to play pranks, most of the time, Little Zhiyo was very well-behaved, but today, it was behaving abnormally.
Ye Lingyue was somewhat skeptical, but she followed Little Zhiyo’s direction and walked into the depths of the white mist.
She didn’t know how long she had been walking when Ye Lingyue felt the soft marshy soil under her feet disappear.
In front of her appeared a lake like a bright pearl, and in the center of the azure blue lake, there stood a towering giant tree, right in front of Ye Lingyue and Little Zhiyo.
Ye Lingyue had never seen such a tree before; each of its leaves shimmered like pearls.
Below the tree, there was no soil, neither touching the heavens nor reaching the ground.
"Are you saying, you know this tree? It’s called Undying Wood?"
Little Zhiyo called out a few more times.
Little Zhiyo was born in Hong Meng Heaven and had followed Jade Hand Poison Master, its experiences far outweighing Ye Lingyue’s.
Undying Wood, also known as Nirvana Wood, is said to be the tree seed left behind after a Phoenix undergoes Nirvana.
These seeds only take a few days to grow into Phoenix Wood, the most suitable type of wood for Phoenixes to inhabit and build nests.
"You want me to climb the Undying Wood?" Ye Lingyue, following what Little Zhiyo said, jumped into the lake and swam to the base of the large tree.
Ye Lingyue used her Flower Pinching Jade Shattering Hand, and her palms developed a suction force like that of a gecko, climbing up the trunk of the tree.
This tree was really tall.
Ye Lingyue climbed for a good longer than an hour before she reached the very top of the Undying Wood.
Through the shimmering canopy, Ye Lingyue saw a large bird nest.
In the center of the nest were three eggs.
These three eggs were larger than any beast or bird eggs Ye Lingyue had ever seen.
The eggs were of varying colors; the one on the left flashed a sky-like azure blue, the one on the right as a precious ruby glinting red, and the one in the middle was similar in color to an ordinary chicken egg.
The three eggs lay quietly in the nest, and the colorful auspicious light was emanating from these eggs.
There were no traces of other birds in the nest.
Ye Lingyue’s heart skipped a beat.
Could it be, these were the legendary Phoenix Eggs from Yunmeng Swamp?
Gulp—Ye Lingyue swallowed hard and wickedly pinched Little Zhiyo’s round belly.
Little Zhiyo screamed miserably, with tears welling up in its eyes.
"It hurts? So, this isn’t a dream; we’ve really come across Phoenix Eggs."
Little Zhiyo nodded furiously, thought for a moment, and then from nowhere, it pulled out a small piece of cloth, covered its face, and tiptoed a few steps, miming the gesture of a thief.
"What? You mean to suggest that I should steal a Phoenix Egg?"
Ye Lingyue wore a look of disbelief.
That’s right, it was a rare opportunity with the old-fashioned Phoenix Couple out, stealing the Phoenix Eggs was more than fitting at this time.
"How could you do that? Stealing just one is not enough... if you are going to steal, steal all three. One for hatching, one for selling, another one, maybe roast it and eat?" Ye Lingyue’s words instantly petrified Little Zhiyo.
How shameless is that?
The master actually wants to roast and eat the eggs of the Divine Bird Phoenix!
Ye Lingyue, deciding to act, managed the three sizable Phoenix Eggs with Hong Meng Heaven in hand; as long as she closed in on the eggs, she would just transfer them into Hong Meng Heaven.
After Little Zhiyo’s explanation, Ye Lingyue roughly understood that this mist in Yunmeng Swamp was deliberately left by the Phoenix Couple when they went out, intended to prevent enemies from sneaking into the Phoenix Nest to steal the eggs.
This kind of mist, causing great confusion for both humans and beasts, oddly did not affect Little Zhiyo much.
To steal the Phoenix Eggs, they must act immediately, otherwise, once the Phoenix Couple returns, they would be dead for sure.
Although the Phoenix Eggs had not been hatched yet, the Auspicious Light from the phoenixes on them was not to be underestimated, Ye Lingyue dared not take it lightly.
She crept cautiously, moving forward step by step.
Just as Ye Lingyue was about to approach the Phoenix Nest, the leaves of the Phoenix Wood rustled intensely.
One of the trunks on the Phoenix Wood suddenly started moving.
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Seeing the Golden Horned Python, Ye Lingyue quickly used the Elemental Observation Technique, upon this observation, Ye Lingyue inwardly cried out in despair.
The cultivation of this Golden Horned Python had exceeded Fifth Rank, possibly even that of a Sixth to Seventh Rank Spiritual Beast.
Golden Horned Python, a Sixth to Seventh Rank Spiritual Beast living in the waters of Yunmeng Swamp, usually loves to feed on the eggs of birds around the Reed Marsh area.
While the Ice Phoenix and Fire Phoenix had planted the seeds of Undying Wood in the depths of Yunmeng Swamp and built their nest, the Golden Horned Python had been secretly lurking around; it had long coveted the three Phoenix Bird Eggs.
Unfortunately, the Phoenix Couple was extremely vigilant with these eggs, barely leaving them unwatched, and the Golden Horned Python had not found a chance until tonight.
Tonight, as the Phoenix Couple carelessly left the Undying Wood, the Golden Horned Python traveled through the waterways, disguising itself as a tree branch, waiting for the perfect moment to devour the Phoenix Eggs.
That Golden Horned Python appeared to have five to six hundred years of cultivation; its head was triangular, its body covered in coarse scales, with a slightly protruding point at its Yintang.
Just two more ranks, and this Golden Horned Python could grow horns.
This Golden Horned Python, risking its life here, did so because devouring one Phoenix Bird Egg of the Divine Phoenix would allow it to undergo a rebirth, breaking through two ranks, transforming from snake to a Golden Horned Flood Dragon,
Just as it was about to devour the Phoenix Eggs, Ye Lingyue suddenly appeared.
One could imagine the frustration of the Golden Horned Python.
It seemed to guess Ye Lingyue’s intention to steal the eggs, the Golden Horned Python coiled itself up, tightly dominating a large part of the Phoenix Nest.
"Cough cough, Brother Golden Horn, how about we make a deal, to each according to their sight, three eggs, two for you and one for me?" Ye Lingyue, bracing herself, stood up.
The triangular snake head immediately lifted, towering as tall as Ye Lingyue.
The snake’s mouth opened wide, emitting a puff of green smoke.
Ye Lingyue rolled away, dodging the cloud of smoke, only to see the trunk sizzling, as a trunk as thick as a bowl was corroded clean away.
Such formidable poison, Ye Lingyue started breathing heavily.
At that moment, like a cat, Ye Lingyue arched her back, leaping forward, her hands now filled with several Blood Pattern Daggers.
As the Blood Pattern Daggers were thrown, Ye Lingyue also lunged toward the Phoenix Nest.
Seeing this, the Golden Horned Python hissed in fury, sweeping away the Blood Pattern Daggers with its tail like a whip. With three "ding" sounds, the daggers were knocked aside, pinned into the trunk.
But just as the Golden Horned Python was about to kill Ye Lingyue, it realized that the ant-like human had disappeared.